[8542] in bugtraq
Re: Gandalf xpresstack bug
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eric Kimminau)
Fri Nov 13 16:08:33 1998
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 13:58:21 -0500
Reply-To: kimminau@coast.net
From: Eric Kimminau <root@DNS.KIMMINAU.ORG>
X-To: Steve Kosciolek <steve@EI.ORG>
To: BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG
Steve Kosciolek wrote:
>
> I just came upon a major bug in the gandalf xpresstack BRI. Unfornately,
> I can't delve any more deeply into it, since anytime I do, I crash it, and
> its our only one.
>
> The xpresstack has been running firmware version 3.0.3 just fine, and
> being connected to by Gandalf lanline 5242i edge routers running either
> version 2.2.2 or version 2.3.0 code. Those code versions are still very
> stable.
>
> I just upgraded one of the routers to version 2.5.4, and whenever I
> connect to the xpresstack, it crashes with a hardware failure. Once I
> reboot it, i can connect with the older firmware fine, but the whenever
> the newer firmware tries to connect, the concentrator goes down.
>
> I've contacted gandalf about this, and i'll forward any solutions they
> come up with.
>
> Steve Kosciolek
Known problem with incompatible compression algo's. Upgrade all your
5242's to the latest firmware and the problem goes away.
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